Why the UK's Unemployment Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse

Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr Watch Starmergeddon on YouTube: https://youtube.com/tldrpodcasts … or search for the Starmergeddon in your favourite podcast app The UK has recently shared its latest employment data and the numbers don't look good, with the unemployment rate now sitting at 5%. In this video, we're taking a look at the UK's worsening unemployment crisis and why it might be even worse for the Labour government than you think. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! Sources ONS latest labour market data/analysis https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/latest ONS overall unemployment rate https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsx/lms ONS male unemployment rate https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsy/lms ONS female unemployment rate https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peoplenotinwork/unemployment/timeseries/mgsy/lms ONS data for unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/datasets/educationalstatusandlabourmarketstatusforpeopleagedfrom16to24seasonallyadjusteda06sa Data on welfare claimants https://data.spectator.co.uk/welfare International comparisons on welfare https://www.ft.com/content/1c2ed31e-ad3b-4e21-80ec-3d38eabc7996 https://obr.uk/box/how-does-economic-inactivity-compare-across-advanced-economies/ UK inflation https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/inflation-cpi UK workers’ rights bill https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/05/labour-employment-rights-bill-tories-zohran-mamdani